@wenotfreeyet absolutely. And like, entertainment news, WHICH PEOPLE ACTUALLY WATCH will have to cover this, and maybe we all will start thinking about unions and labor more and and and
Why is my blue tooth mouse never charged? Why couldn't we have stayed with everything having a physical wire? Why do I have to lose a day of writing to charging my mouse? Why are corporations making their vital contributions to our lives subtly worse by degrees? Wherefore late capitalism?
I will be in and out for the next few days while I ramp up planning and development, but the fund hit just over 3k yesterday, which means I'm very close to hitting 10% in the first three days. Wow.
The support and kind words have far outnumbered the hostile harassment I've been getting, so I'm inspired and motivated to put my head down and build.
Thank you to everyone who has given and been supportive of the work I'm doing and what I'm going to accomplish.
This is turning into an extraordinary moment in the history of the fedi. Let's keep it going. This could be the moment we talk about years from now.
I want #Fipamo and #TheBadSpace to be viable mainstays in the fediverse ecosystem, and to get them where they need to be, I need some help to get them up to snuff.
Because I believe the fedi can be a fantastic place. And I want to make a direct contribution to making this space better.
The fact is, we've all come to hate these websites, that monitor us, and flood us with bad news and bad takes, that harass and abuse us, that sell us things. It didn't have to be like this, and it doesn't have to be like this. I believe in the internet, a place for people who want to communicate with each other. That has been and will continue to be my goal with my time on the computer. I believe @Are0h 's ability to give us the tools to make that experience pleasant, interesting, intuitive, and free. Please consider supporting his work here, as I have: https://gofund.me/1d4a9ec3
Reading through my list of writing affirmations that I keep for just such a day as today, when all seems lost. Came across this note from my past self:
"Many steps are in darkness. Sit down with the work and be free."